WWALS Watershed Coalition advocates for conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, and Suwannee River watersheds in south Georgia and north Florida through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

As juries recently decided about easement for the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline (which Marion County also opposed),
“full compensation” is not the same as “just compensation” for road rights of way, either:

J.
It must be recognized that the issue is not simply the payment of
“full compensation” to owners of the most valuable
equine and agricultural properties in Marion County. Rather, it must
be recognized that as a result of any of these corridors, the
required right-of-way acquisitions and resulting construction of the
proposed facility will not only damage, but may destroy many of
these important operations in Marion County, and consequently,
negatively impact the economic vitality and long-range growth of
Marion County; and

Gouging pipelines or highways through farm or horse land or under rivers
destroys what they traverse.
No amount of compensation would be sufficient.

If you’re nearby, this would be good opportunity to stand up for
water, environment, and property rights.

East on I-10 just before I-75 southbound crosses:
a 74.5 MW FPL solar farm in Columbia County, Florida,
well along in construction.
I don’t think any newspaper ever called the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline a windfall:

Solar photos: Carl McKinney, Lake City Reporter. Sorry I forgot who sent me this picture of the newspaper front page.

In a March 3, 2016, letter, the Federal Railroad Administration
warned Florida East Coast Railway of the danger of transporting
Liquefied Natural Gas on the same tracks as high-speed passenger
rail. What could go wrong? Do the math…. If an LNG container is
breached, accidentally or intentionally, the liquid begins to warm,
resulting in a Flammable Vapor-Cloud that can be blown around by the
wind, igniting everything in its path. In Fernley, Nevada, the
Flammable Vapor-Cloud fire from a tanker truck loaded with 10,000
gallons of LNG appeared to have been caused by static electricity.
Flames shot 40 feet into the air and fire officials evacuated the
area. The fire burned for a couple of days, before eventually
burning itself out.

As
that facebook group says,
if you want to help stop fires like that from happening in Florida or Georgia,
you can contribute to the WWALS legal fund
for the pending case against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
for shirking its inland LNG oversight duty.

They are valued at $65 apiece. The passes include all gear needed
to participate as well as a one-on-one instructor. Open to any level
of rider. This lesson is the easiest and safest way to learn how to
ride a wakeboard on the water.

After tonight’s Lowndes County Commission Regular Session, I asked Utilities Director Steve Stalvey
whether the county had spilled any sewage this month.
He said yes, Saturday (September 23, 2017), about 25,000 gallons from the force main on Val Tech Road.
He said it was due to Continue reading →